1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race
# 1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race

The 1969 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 1969. It was the fourth running of the race which was to become the Sandown 500.

The race was won by Allan Moffat and John French driving a Ford XW Falcon GTHO.

## Classes

Each car competed in one of five classes:

* Class A : Up to $1850
* Class B : $1851 to $2250
* Class C : $2251 to $3000
* Class D : $3001 to $4500
* Class E : Over $4500

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Allan Moffat John French | 61 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 118 |
| 2 | Tom Roddy Murray Carter | 64 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. | 117 |
| 3 | Fred Gibson Barry Seton | 62 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 116 |
| Class A : Up to $1850 ||||||
| 1 | Bob Holden Don Toffolon | 6 | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | 100 |
| 2 | Allan Johns Warren Gracie | 1 | Hillman GT | Allan Johns | 96 |
| DNF | Bill Evans Barry Tapsall | 7 | Datsun 1000 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| Class B : $1851 to $2250 ||||||
| 1 | John Roxburgh Doug Whiteford | 8 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 105 |
| 2 | Frank Coad Jon Leighton | 9 | Datsun 1600 | Datsun Racing Team | 104 |
| 3 | Alf Barrett Mel Mollison | 14 | Morris 1500 | R.G. Lanyon | 101 |
| ? | Barry Robertson Peter Harding | 10 | Datsun 1600 | C.B.M. Motors Pty. Ltd. | |
| DNF | Rusty French | 17 | Hillman Gazelle | Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. | |
| Class C : $2251 to $3000 ||||||
| 1 | Jack Nougher David O'Keefe | 38 | Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer | Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. | 112 |
| 2 | Glyn Scott Des West | 39 | Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer | Eiffel Tower Motors Pty. Ltd. | 112 |
| 3 | D Yeates Neil Edwards | 45 | Ford XT Falcon 500 V8 | Bayford Motors Preston | 111 |
| ? | Bob Brown Ted Brewster | 43 | Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer | Max Manley Pty. Ltd. | |
| ? | Paul Dyer Alan Vincent | 33 | Morris Cooper S | Selby's Steering and Suspension Service | |
| ? | Joe Camilleri John Humphrey | 32 | Morris Cooper S | Ann Thompson | |
| ? | Ron Simmonds A McIntyre | 29 | Morris Cooper S | Ron Simmonds | |
| ? | Clem Smith Clive Millis | 42 | Chrysler VF Valiant Pacer | Clem Smith Motors Pty. Ltd. | |
| ? | Bill Lord-Milne A. Moore | 36 | Renault R16TS | Monaco Autos | |
| ? | George Reynolds John Mooney | 37 | Renault R16TS | John Mooney | |
| DNF | Frank Leggatt Norm Blunt | 31 | Morris Cooper S | Lionel W. Cordingley | |
| Class D : $3001 to $4500 ||||||
| 1 | Allan Moffat John French | 61 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 118 |
| 2 | Tom Roddy Murray Carter | 64 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Bob Rollington Pty. Ltd. | 117 |
| 3 | Fred Gibson Barry Seton | 62 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 116 |
| 4 | Terry Robertson Graham Blanchard | 59 | Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 | Terry Robertson Motors | |
| 5 | Bruce Rae Russell Kramer | 53 | Holden HK Monaro GTS 327 | Bruce Rae | |
| ? | Pat Peck Gloria Taylor | 66 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | D. & P. Traders Pty. Ltd. | |
| DNF | Max Volkers Lionel Ayers | 56 | Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 | Midway Motors Queensland | |
| DNF | Spencer Martin Kevin Bartlett | 57 | Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 | Holden Dealer Team | |
| DNF | Peter Larner Richard Knight | 65 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | B. S. Stillwell & Co. Pty. Ltd. | |
| DNF | Ian Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan | 60 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Ford Motor Company of Australia | |
| DNF | David McKay Brian Foley | 67 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Alto Ford | |
| Exc | Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland | 63 | Ford XW Falcon GTHO | Bruce McPhee | |
| Class E : Over $4500 ||||||
| 1 | Bryan Thompson Graham Ritter | 82 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Bryan Thomson Motors | 111 |
| 2 | T Roberts John Ould | 81 | BMW 2002 | John Ould Motors | 108 |
| 3 | Don Uebergang Garth Rhodes | 93 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | Bryan Thomson Motors | 107 |
| Exc | Ray Gulson Peter Brown | 80 | Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina | Canberra Speed Shop | |

* Of the 41 cars which started the race, six have not been accounted for in the above table.
* The McPhee / Mulholland Ford Falcon, which was provisionally placed third outright, was excluded from the results as McPhee had exceeded the two hour maximum driving time allowed for each driver.
